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March 4, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.3.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The only change in final numbers was a 0.1 bump for AMERICAN IDOL.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2016 Mar THU.03

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  That wacky reality series we call the REPUBLICAN DEBATES continued to score big, this time giving a 3.62 rating to Fox News (compared to 2.70 for last week’s episode on CNN), which had a giant 10.9 number in the 50+ demo and 16.8M total viewers, not to mention 3 other pre- and post- shows in the Top 10.  The less bloody sport of basketball gave TNT an NBA doubleheader rating of 1.61 for the late game (Golden State vs. Oklahoma City) and 0.62 for San Antonio vs. New Orleans.  USA’s WWE telecast was up 0.02 to 0.77, with COLONY down 0.02 to 0.33.  HGTV’s FLIP OR FLOP fell 0.09 to 0.60, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL dropped 0.05 to 0.35.  History’s VIKINGS lost 0.06 to 0.58, and JOIN OR DIE fell 0.06 to 0.15.  On TruTV, IMPRACTICAL JOKES edged up 0.02 to 0.44, and THOSE WHO CAN’T gained 0.05 to 0.20.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS was steady at 0.35, and GREATEST PARTY STORY EVER climbed 0.06 to 0.26, with a RIDICULOUSNESS special afterward at 0.22.  Bravo’s TOP CHEF ticked up to 0.38, and RECIPE FOR DECEPTION stayed at 0.11.  Lifetime’s PROJECT RUNWAY ALL-STARS ticked down to 0.29, and CHILD GENIUS was also off a hundredth to 0.15.  On Comedy Central, WORKAHOLICS took a 0.08 hit to 0.27, and IDIOTSITTER fell 0.05 to 0.17.  We’s MARY MARY was at 0.22.  FX’s BASKETS dropped 0.06 to 0.18.  On IFC, PORTLANDIA gained a tick to 0.06/136K.  BBCAmerica’s PREY stayed exactly at last week’s 0.02/76K.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2016 Mar THU.03

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday March 3, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 REPUBLICAN PRES DEBATE: N/A FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 122 3.62 16,834
2 NBA BASKETBALL: OKLAHOMA CITY/GOLDEN STATE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:40 PM 145 1.61 3,614
3 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:02 PM 58 1.50 7,116
4 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:05 AM 53 0.79 1,628
5 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.77 2,491
6 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.73 5,449
7 NBA BASKETBALL: SAN ANTONIO/NEW ORLEANS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:15 PM 145 0.62 1,611
8 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.60 2,073
9 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.58 3,048
10 VIKINGS HISTORY 10:00 PM 61 0.58 1,897
11 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.44 872
12 TOP CHEF BRAVO 9:00 PM 75 0.38 881
13 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN7 MTV 10:00 PM 31 0.35 745
14 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.35 1,550
15 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.35 856
16 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.35 1,690
17 HOH:KIDNAPPED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 30 0.33 1,046
18 COLONY USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 62 0.33 968
19 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.33 1,547
20 HOH:KIDNAPPED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:30 PM 30 0.32 1,026
21 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.32 900
22 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.32 2,753
23 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.31 1,200
24 PROJECT RUNWAY ALL STARS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.29 1,121
25 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.29 2,725
26 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.28 756
27 MOTIVES & MURDERS:CRACKIN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,075
28 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.27 1,220
29 AC360 POST DEBATE SPCL: FOX NEWS MI GOP DEBATE CNN 11:00 PM 120 0.27 1,132
30 CLARENCE THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.27 1,179
31 WORKAHOLICS COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.27 440
32 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.27 583
33 FIVE DAY FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 60 0.27 1,076
34 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.26 2,223
35 GREATEST PARTY STORY EVER MTV 10:31 PM 31 0.26 551
36 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.25 537
37 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 15 0.25 825
38 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.25 2,635
39 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.25 521
40 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.24 457
41 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.24 1,639
42 MARY MARY WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.22 619
43 RIDICULOUSNESS SPECIAL MTV 11:02 PM 31 0.22 439
44 SAN ANDREAS HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 114 0.22 485
45 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 9:04 PM 118 0.21 530
46 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: ILLINOIS/MARYLAND ESPN 7:00 PM 124 0.21 613
47 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.21 566
48 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.21 1,847
49 NEXO KNIGHTS THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.21 879
50 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.21 522
51 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.20 667
52 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 1,048
53 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.20 376
54 THOSE WHO CANT TRUTV 10:30 PM 31 0.20 384
55 PARTY DOWN SOUTH S5 CMT 9:00 PM 60 0.20 361
56 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.20 390
57 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.19 354
58 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.19 1,150
59 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.19 1,925
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.19 1,261
61 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.18 1,751
62 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.18 333
63 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.18 339
64 BASKETS FX 10:00 PM 32 0.18 399
65 REDNECK ISLAND 5 CMT 10:00 PM 60 0.17 357
66 IDIOTSITTER COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.17 302
67 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.17 331
68 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.17 1,340
69 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,812
70 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,084
71 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.17 330
72 TURNKEY RENOVATION HOME AND GARDEN TV 2:30 PM 30 0.16 645
73 TURNKEY RENOVATION HOME AND GARDEN TV 2:00 PM 30 0.16 582
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.16 295
75 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,080
76 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.16 320
77 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.16 331
78 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS: GOP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES DEBATE MSNBC 11:00 PM 120 0.16 862
79 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,192
80 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,190
81 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,719
82 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.16 335
83 TURNKEY RENOVATION HOME AND GARDEN TV 1:30 PM 30 0.16 601
84 CHILD GENIUS LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.15 524
85 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.15 658
86 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:02 PM 58 0.15 351
87 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,567
88 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,820
89 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.15 564
90 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.15 280
91 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 266
92 JOIN OR DIE – FERGUSON HISTORY 11:01 PM 33 0.15 469
93 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,040
94 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,163
95 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,667
96 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,155
97 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.14 904
98 TURNKEY RENOVATION HOME AND GARDEN TV 1:00 PM 30 0.14 552
99 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.14 256
100 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.14 543
101 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.14 268
102 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.13 283
103 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 904
104 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 763
105 LATE NIGHT SNACK TRUTV 11:01 PM 30 0.12 229
106 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.12 328
107 MSNBC LIVE W/ T. ROBERTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 900
108 MYSTERIES AT THE CASTLE TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 484
109 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.11 228
110 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.11 246
111 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 758
112 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.11 849
113 SAN ANDREAS HBO PRIME 11:30 AM 114 0.11 306
114 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 764
115 MARY MARY WETV 8:00 PM 60 0.11 346
116 RECIPE FOR DECEPTION BRAVO 10:15 PM 60 0.11 317
117 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 358
118 ADAM DEVINES HOUSE PARTY COMEDY CENTRAL 12:31 AM 33 0.11 209
119 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 675
120 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 379
121 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 689
122 SHE BELIEVES CUP L: USA/ENGLAND FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 PM 150 0.10 293
123 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.10 497
124 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 734
125 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 391
126 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 790
127 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 570
128 FANTASTIC FOUR:RISE OF TH HBO PRIME 4:12 PM 92 0.09 203
129 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS MSNBC 11:30 AM 30 0.09 857
130 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.09 793
131 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 30 0.09 253
132 ANIMATION DOMINATION FXX 12:00 AM 63 0.08 170
133 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.08 174
134 DEPARTED, THE: DEPARTED, THE HBO PRIME 12:00 AM 151 0.08 169
135 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.08 206
136 NANCY GRACE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.08 355
137 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.07 169
138 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 454
139 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 673
140 AMERICARNA VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.07 351
141 MACHINES: HOW THEY WORK SCIENCE 10:00 PM 30 0.07 270
142 U-571 SHOWTIME PRIME 8:00 PM 116 0.07 207
143 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: GEORGIA/SOUTH CAROLINA ESPN2 7:00 PM 123 0.07 240
144 NIGHT CLASS HISTORY 11:34 PM 29 0.07 202
145 PRIME MOVIE 1: BABYLON A.D. IFC TV 8:00 PM 120 0.06 207
146 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 240
147 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 220
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 330
149 HOW ITS MADE: DREAM CARS SCIENCE 9:00 PM 30 0.06 239
150 DAILY SHARE HLN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 156

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About the Author

Mitch Metcalf
MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.